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burning within
you hold his hand, love
my heart, dying embers
charred glasses
go down the fireplace
black embers, or red?
evil deeds
soul now burning embers
ashes remain
I see the moon
divine beauty, sublime
in ember light
promises broken
vows dissolved in embers
a new life, perhaps
past burns
discard the embers
embrace dawn of hope
This Haiku is shared with Carpe Diem and the Prompt is Ember.
That was very deep.
ReplyDeleteLoved it. :)
Thank You Vinay :-)
DeleteWhat can I say ... I am speechless. A great series of haiku Green. Every one a little gem. Thank you for your daily effort to write and share on Carpe Diem.
ReplyDeleteYour comment left me speechless ... thanks so much :-)
DeleteSo intense... and there is hope in the end... Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sreeja ... what is life without hope? :-)
Deletewell written! I loved the last one, discard those embers and embrace life.
ReplyDeleteThank You Meenakshi :-)
DeleteA wonderful collection. The warm peacefulness brought along by "I see the moon" haiku I enjoyed the most. Ese
ReplyDeleteThanks Ese :-)
DeleteI liked it completely, well written!
ReplyDeleteThank You Arcane :-)
Deleteall very well-written but my favorites, the first and the fifth! oh but the first one's heartbreaking..
ReplyDeleteDo not be sad ... these are works of fiction :-P
DeleteFire burns away a lot of things that are perhaps best forgotten. Enjoyed the last one with hope on the horizon!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary :-)
DeleteGives me a feel as if written for me...you are an expert at touching my heart now and then....keep writing....you are an inspiration for many including me :)
ReplyDeleteThese words surely inspire me to write more and more ... thanks buddy :-)
DeleteThanks Kiara :-)
ReplyDeleteI love how it ends with a hopeful tone :)
ReplyDeleteThat's how I wanted it to end :-)
DeleteBeautiful poem. As a child I would stare for long embers and imagine many things.
ReplyDeleteThanks Leovi :-)
DeleteBeautiful set, Green Speck. Very well crafted.
ReplyDeleteThank You Celestine :-)
Deletemeaningful and beautiful poem ....
ReplyDeleteThanks Shivnath :-)
DeleteExcellent imaginings.
ReplyDeleteThank You Anthony :-)
Deletei am glad it ends hopeful...that first stanza sets it up well...her & him...and then you...oy...hard....
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian :-)
DeleteThe set is superb...
ReplyDeleteThank You friend :-)
DeleteVery beautiful, your words present imagery. Loved the second part, the most.
ReplyDeletei need to read these posts a few times to understand partially. i love reading poetry but often i don't find the right words to appreciate them properly. loved reading this one.
ReplyDeleteThank You Deb :-) It's my pleasure :-)
Deletewonderful set, espec. the dawn-rays of hope in the last...moving on after it's done and over,..
ReplyDeleteThanks Joanne :-)
DeleteHope in the end despite the hurt...it reminded me of a phoenix, rising from the ashes to a new beginning.
ReplyDeleteThank You Reshma ... The story of phoenix is always inspiring :-)
DeleteThanks for the inspiring thoughts in your haiku.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Sir :-)
DeleteThe fourth one = my favorite. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank You Lolly :-)
DeleteThe last one was definitely the outstanding one in this great collection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bjorn :-)
Deletepromises broken..mu favorite!
ReplyDeleteThank You :-)
DeleteA beautiful set of haiku, each one with images I can relate to and the last gives me hope,,,,,
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellecee :-)
Deletepast burns
ReplyDeletediscard the embers
embrace dawn of hope
This last stanza is profound in offering salvation which is what we ask for in life! Beautiful set of haiku in all GS!
Hank
Thank You Hank :-)
DeleteEmbers good to have in order to light a new fire ... :)
ReplyDeleteYes :-)
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